Iora, the God of the Dawn

Iora, whose title was The Morninglord in the Korinthian Pantheon, was a deity of creativity, dawn, renewal, birth, athletics, spring, self-perfection, vitality and youth. He favored those who dispelled the undead and blessed those who planted new life. Iora was also the god called upon to bless birth and fertility related ceremonies. Some saw him as the neutral good aspect of Sorel but the two were considered separate deities. He was killed over a thousand years ago and none have seen his return since.

Worshipers
Novices in the Iorian faith are called the Awakened, while clerics are known as Dawnbringers. The full priests take a new name in his service when they are ready to signify that Iora personally recognized and accepted them. This new name can either be used instead of their old name or simply used only when addressing other Dawnbringers and when in solitary prayer. Other titles included: Dawngreeter, Dawnlord, High Dawnlord, and Dawnmaster, while an elite cleric was referred to as a Morninglord. All followers are required to be of neutral to good alignment.

All of Iora's clergy respect art, liberty, nature, and culture; promoted betterment of oneself; and strive to bring hope to their followers and others. Many of these followers work in various creative arts. They are intolerant of evil, especially undead and inaction that caused evil to prosper. Most ceremonies of Iora are held at dawn and actions and contracts agreed to at sunrise are said to be blessed by him. Funerals, among his followers, are held at dusk, and followed by a wake that lasted until dawn. Some followers of Iora insist that he was in fact alive, but corrupted. They believe he suffering, and wishes for true death in a prison of his own making.